Ohtani pitched 4 1/3 innings of five-hit, four-run ball against the Angels. He gave up up a homer to Taylor Ward and a two-run double to Zach Neto, but he also fanned Mike Trout twice, getting his friend and fellow MVP the second time with his fastest pitch of the night — a 101 mph fastball in the fourth.

Since July 4, the Los Angeles Dodgers have taken a complete nosedive in terms of overall play, and that all came to a head on Wednesday afternoon after the Angels completed the sweep of the Dodgers in the Freeway Series, making the 69-52 San Diego Padres the new first-place team in the NL West.

Shohei Ohtani permitió cuatro anotaciones con cinco hits en una labor de cuatro innings y un tercio, la más larga en su